Manhattan Beach Police Beat
Coffee with the chiefs The Manhattan Beach Police Department and the Manhattan Beach Fire Department are joining together to host “Coffee with the Chiefs” on July 2 at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf...
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Pancho’s Comedy Night hits a milestone
by Mark McDermott Something strange happened on a day in early June in 2014. Two men drinking at a bar had a good idea. Comedian Danno Carter and musician Dan Vos were having a drink at Pancho’s, the...
View ArticleFood delivery mixup causes police call
by Mark McDermott A quiet night in the Tree Section temporarily became the site of a helicopter manhunt and a police response involving five different agencies Friday. It turned out it was all because...
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Discover MB The Manhattan Beach Creative Arts Center hosts the “Discover Manhattan Beach” exhibit July 12, featuring local artwork in a variety of mediums as a collective portrait of the city and its...
View ArticleUtility undergrounding underway again in Manhattan Beach
by Mark McDermott The City Council on Tuesday night approved the hiring of an engineer to work specifically on utility undergrounding. The move, which was unanimously approved and comes at a cost of...
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Manhattan Beach Pier vigil calls for end of detention camps
by Mark McDermott A vigil aimed at ending detention camps at the U.S. border will take place at hundreds of locations throughout the country on July 12, including the Manhattan Beach pier. But the...
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Manhattan Beach surveilance cameras increase arrests, raise concerns
Are Manhattan Beach Automated License Plate Readers a force multiplier for police, or the beginning of Big Brother?
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Alex Curry relishes World Cup journey
by Mark McDermott Many years from now, perhaps when she is a grandmother sitting with a granddaughter on her lap trying to explain what it was like in the old days before women were presidents and...
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Stolen cars Two cars were reported stolen during the last week of June and first week of July, according to Manhattan Beach Police Department reports. A 2018 Kia was reported stolen from the 800 block...
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Letter writer Long time Manhattan Beach resident Charles Reilly, who recently published a book containing more than 150 of his letters to the Los Angeles Times, will hold a reading and signing event...
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Vigil brings immigration issues home
by Mark McDermott Elvis Martinez traveled an unfathomable distance to stand, a little scared but plenty strong, before a crowd of a few hundred people on the Manhattan Beach pier last Friday night....
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Day at the Beach July 27 is PS I Love You’s 19th Annual Day at the Beach, which brings 300 at-risk children to 300 caring volunteer mentors for an inspiring one-on-one day filled with fun and new...
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Songs from the windshield: The roadgoing of James McMurtry
By Mark McDermott I was living in a candy warehouse in South San Francisco when I first heard James McMurtry. It was 1996, and I was hiding out, trying to kick the dangerous habit of the Alaska...
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The Emoji House war: A neighborhood feud erupts in El Porto
by Mark McDermott Susan Wieland had been away for a work conference since the end of May, but neighbors sent her the photo. Even so, upon returning to her home in the El Porto neighborhood of...
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Manhattan Beach City will honor women’s suffrage centennial
by Mark McDermott Nancy Hersman became the 10th woman ever to serve as mayor in Manhattan Beach when she was sworn in on June 4. She was joined at the dais by newly elected councilpersons Hildy Stern...
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The astronaut and the border
Astronaut Danny Olivas, who is from the El Paso neighborhood targeted in the August 3 mass shooting, believes lessons learned in space can help heal the divisions America now experiences by Mark...
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The Manhattan Beach Coordinating Council awarded scholarships at its annual luncheon last month. Recipients, pictured, were Katherine Harada Alcantara, Sydney Pell, Max Haber, Nadia Owen, Monet...
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The Emoji House is put on the market
By Mark McDermott The Emoji House, the duplex on 39th Street in El Porto adorned with a pair of large long-lashed would-be smiley faces, except painted with a lolling tongue and a zipper mouth instead,...
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MBS sells for $650 million
by Mark McDermott Manhattan Beach Studios sold last week for $650 million, more than four times the $150 million the television and movie production facility fetched the last time it was on the market...
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